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Life sciences are increasingly data-intensive, requiring enhanced data access and computational resources. Workshops recommended establishing a community alliance to support data-enabled life sciences research.

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Area of Science:

Life Sciences
Data Science
Computational Biology

Background:

21st-century life sciences are data-enabled, relying on data, computation, and instrumentation.
Federal agencies like the National Science Foundation (NSF) have supported data-enabled life sciences.
Advancements necessitate proactive strategies to meet future research demands.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the status, challenges, and opportunities in data-enabled life sciences.
To propose recommendations for advancing data-intensive research.
To establish a framework for the data-enabled life sciences community.

Main Methods:

Conducted two NSF-funded Data Intensive Science Workshops (DISW1 and DISW2).
DISW1 (2010) established a baseline of the data-enabled life sciences landscape.
DISW2 (2011) informed overarching recommendations for the NSF.

Main Results:

Identified critical challenges and opportunities in data-enabled life sciences.
Proposed the establishment of a community alliance as a key recommendation.
Facilitated the formation of the Data-Enabled Life Sciences Alliance (DELSA).

Conclusions:

Democratizing access to data, computing, and analysis resources is crucial for equitable research.
A dedicated community alliance is essential to voice and structure the data-enabled life sciences field.
DELSA aims to serve as a Digital Commons for the life sciences community.